Your Shield

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Archdemon Empress Luna

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"I thought if I don't tell you, the Archdemons would just go away from my consistent efforts to ignore them, refusing their deceptive offers and bargains." More hot tears streamed down Luna's face, and there was pain at the back of her throat, which made it difficult to swallow, "I want them to leave you out of this. I would rather be hurt than you, Apollyon."

"I wanted to believe you so bad, but I can't rely on the words of an Archdemon. I'm torn that you have become an Archdemon, but my heart is telling me that you are my wife." Apollyon let her go, and there was audible stress in his tone. "This conversation about you not trusting me…you not asking for help just because you don't want to bother me as if I'm busy doing something else..."